Let's break this down. We're going to add 6957 and 4401 together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 1 in column 1 and get 8.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 0 in column 2 and get 5.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 4 in column 3 and get 13.
We'll write down the last digit 3 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 4 in column 4 and get 11.
We'll write down the last digit 1 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 6957 + 4401 = 11358.

